[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Occupy Democrats [@OccupyDemocrats](/creator/twitter/OccupyDemocrats) on x 701.4K followers Created: 2025-07-25 17:28:44 UTC BREAKING: Former Justice Department employees who worked on the January 6th prosecutions hit the Trump administration with a massive lawsuit for wrongful termination. And it gets even better... Former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon has joined with Patricia Hartman, a former public affairs specialist at the U.S. attorney's office, as well as Joseph Tirrell, who was head of the Justice Department's Departmental Ethics Office. Gordon worked on some of the most prominent cases tied to the deadly January 6th attack on the Capitol. He was fired without so much as a perfunctory explanation on June XX by MAGA Attorney General Pam Bondi. He was fired on the same day that two other January 6th assistant U.S. attorneys were fired. As the lawsuit states, this proves that the firing "was retaliation for prosecutions that were perceived as politically affiliated." Hartman handled communication connected to the January 6th cases and was fired on July 7th, right in the middle of a workday. She was not provided proper explanation either. Tirrell was fired on July 11th, also without warning or proper explanation. In their suit, the plaintiffs allege that their unceremonious terminations were “not in accordance with the law" and were "contrary to a constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity” and "in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right.” Bondi also fired XX staffers who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith's team in a clear cut case of political retribution. The plaintiffs argue that Bondi did not have the authority to remove such DOJ employees without granting them due process. She cannot simply fire employees without cause, because granting her that power allows for political persecution and destroys the very idea of judicial impartiality. The plaintiffs write that "employees should be protected against arbitrary action, personal favoritism, or coercion for partisan political purposes. “The law requires that the government cannot fire a federal prosecutor without first giving warning and then giving a justification, a reason — merit-based reason for firing,” Gordon told WFLA. Please retweet and ❤️ if you support the lawsuit!  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [attorneys office](/topic/attorneys-office) [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) [Post Link](https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/1948797578138845306)
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Created: 2025-07-25 17:28:44 UTC
BREAKING: Former Justice Department employees who worked on the January 6th prosecutions hit the Trump administration with a massive lawsuit for wrongful termination.
And it gets even better...
Former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon has joined with Patricia Hartman, a former public affairs specialist at the U.S. attorney's office, as well as Joseph Tirrell, who was head of the Justice Department's Departmental Ethics Office.
Gordon worked on some of the most prominent cases tied to the deadly January 6th attack on the Capitol. He was fired without so much as a perfunctory explanation on June XX by MAGA Attorney General Pam Bondi.
He was fired on the same day that two other January 6th assistant U.S. attorneys were fired. As the lawsuit states, this proves that the firing "was retaliation for prosecutions that were perceived as politically affiliated."
Hartman handled communication connected to the January 6th cases and was fired on July 7th, right in the middle of a workday. She was not provided proper explanation either. Tirrell was fired on July 11th, also without warning or proper explanation.
In their suit, the plaintiffs allege that their unceremonious terminations were “not in accordance with the law" and were "contrary to a constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity” and "in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right.”
Bondi also fired XX staffers who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith's team in a clear cut case of political retribution.
The plaintiffs argue that Bondi did not have the authority to remove such DOJ employees without granting them due process. She cannot simply fire employees without cause, because granting her that power allows for political persecution and destroys the very idea of judicial impartiality.
The plaintiffs write that "employees should be protected against arbitrary action, personal favoritism, or coercion for partisan political purposes.
“The law requires that the government cannot fire a federal prosecutor without first giving warning and then giving a justification, a reason — merit-based reason for firing,” Gordon told WFLA.
Please retweet and ❤️ if you support the lawsuit!
XXXXXX engagements
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